Aqua America Promotes Two Engineers to Vice President Posts

BRYN MAWR, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aqua’s Chief Operating Officer, Rick Fox, announced two directors from
regulated operations have been promoted to vice president roles.

Jim Barbato has been named vice president of corporate engineering and
Joe Thurwanger has been appointed Aqua Pennsylvania’s vice president of
planning and engineering. These promotions follow Senior Vice President
of Engineering and Environmental Affairs Bill Ross’ retirement following
a 20-year career with Aqua.

Barbato has worked with Aqua for 10 years in roles including regional
engineer for Aqua New Jersey, and jointly as interim director of
operations for Aqua Virginia. Barbato has managed engineering activities
for Aqua Virginia, prepared state facility plans and capital budgets for
several state companies and delivered major capital projects for Aqua
New Jersey and Aqua North Carolina. He will report directly to Fox.

Thurwanger, a 27-year veteran of Aqua, has a broad range of experience
in water and wastewater planning, concept development, facility
engineering, construction management and hydraulic analysis. He will
report to Aqua Pennsylvania President Marc Lucca.

“Jim and Joe have amassed an incredible level of project management
experience in their respective areas and have proven that they are ready
for the next step in their Aqua careers,” said Fox. “We are excited to
see them excel and continue to have a strong and direct impact in
delivering exceptional service to our customers.”

After a career spanning 50 years in the water and wastewater industry,
Ross retired in March.

About Aqua America

Aqua America is one of the largest U.S.-based, publicly traded water
utilities and serves nearly 3 million people in Pennsylvania, Ohio,
North Carolina, Illinois, Texas, New Jersey, Indiana and Virginia. Aqua
America is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol
WTR. Visit AquaAmerica.com
for more information.

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